PARIS, Nov 3 (Reuters) – French health authorities reported 10,050 daily new COVID-19 infections on Wednesday, the first time the tally has topped 10,000 since Sept 14. In another sign the virus is ramping up again, hospitalisations for the disease are up by 84, at 6,764, a rise unseen since Sept 6.The cumulative total of new cases now stands at 7.18 million. The number of COVID-19 patients in intensive care rose by 5 in 24 hours to 1,096 and by 58 over a week. France also registered 35 new deaths from the epidemic, taking the total to 117,783
New Zealand’s daily coronavirus cases cross 200 for first time in pandemic
(Reuters) – New Zealand’s 206 new daily community infections on Saturday carried it past the double-hundred mark for the first time during the coronavirus pandemic, as the nation scrambles to vaccinate its population of 5 million. The most populous city of Auckland, which reported 200 of the new cases, has lived under COVID-19 curbs for nearly three months as it battles an outbreak of the infectious Delta variant, although restrictions are expected to ease on Monday. 78% of New Zealanders aged 12 and above had been fully vaccinated, while 89% had a first dose by Friday. Once praised globally for stamping out COVID-19, New Zealand has been unable to vanquish the Delta outbreak in Auckland, forcing Ardern to abandon a strategy of eliminating the virus in favour of efforts to live with it.
Austria tightens measures for unvaccinated citizens
The Austrian government announced on Friday new coronavirus-related restrictions for unvaccinated citizens as the number of newly registered cases continued to surge. From November 8, people who aren’t fully inoculated against COVID-19 will be restricted from accessing restaurants, coffee bars and hairdressing saloons as part of the government’s efforts to stop the coronavirus from spreading. The measures, which also include restrictions on events larger than 25 people, will last for at least a month.